New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 37 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF NURSING
Subchapter 9 - FORENSIC NURSE-CERTIFIED SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAM
Section 13:37-9.2 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Board" means the State Board of Nursing.
"Certification" means the formal process by which education is received and the clinical competency of the FN--CSA is demonstrated.
"Forensic nurse-certified sexual assault (FN-CSA)" means a registered professional nurse licensed in New Jersey. and specially trained to provide comprehensive care to sexual assault victims, who demonstrates competency in conducting a sexual assault forensic examination and who has successfully completed a course of education as set forth in this subchapter.
"Full-time" means that a person has worked at least 800 hours in one year.
"Medical screening examination" means an examination and evaluation within the capability of a hospital's emergency department, including ancillary services routinely available to the emergency department, performed by qualified personnel pursuant to requirements in N.J.A.C. 8:43G-12, which are necessary to determine whether or not an emergency medical condition exists.
"Sexual assault forensic examination" means an assessment conducted by a physician or a registered professional nurse, consisting of a history and physical examination, medical or nursing diagnosis and intervention, including the collection of evidence.
